The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-24 00:00:00

OY AL ITALIAN OPERA, OVENT GARDEN. Mr. GYE has thee honour to announce to the Nobility, Gentry, Subscribers, and the Public, that the Opera Season of 1864 will commence on TUESDAY NEXT, Manton 29Th. The forthcoming Season will be the Eighteenth of The Royal Italian Opera, seventeen years having now elapsed since its original establishment. It cannot but be a source of pride and gratification to the Director to reflect that he is again enabled to place before his Subscribers some account of the arrangements which he has made for their entertainment, well calculated to austairt the pre-eminent position held by the Royal Italian Opera among the greatest Lyrical Establishments of Europe. It will be seen by the following slight outline that the company of Artistes is of unprecedented strength. Ic in • eludes, each in th e i r particular emploz, the three greatest Prima Donne, the four most renowned Tenors, and the three most celebrat e d B arytones i n E urope; w hil e t h e Basses have been reinforced by the two most esteemed Artistes in Italy and Germany. Mademoiselle ADELINA PATTI. Madlle. ADELINA PATTI will return with f res h l aure l s gathered during the recess. This y oung A r ti s t e h as, which during the ita past winter, visited h er na ti ve c it y o f M a d r id , i n capl she was born on March 19th, Ik3, and where, as it well be imagined, the display of h er wonderful talents was received with the most unbounded enthusiasm by her comPatrieees. Madlle. PATTI was honoured by several personal inter views with her Majesty the Queen of Spain, she received dnanY dis tinguished marks of f a v our f rom th e N o bili t y an d ‘ -l-en trY,while th e P u bli c, notwithstanding that the prices of admission t o th e Opera were raised beyond all former pre ceclent in Madrid, filled the theatre to overflowing on every In ght of representation. rOn the 19th of August last, when the Congress of Ger „art Potentates met in the City of Frankfort-on-the b'e, i ns) Madlle, Patti received the distinguished honour of C G e'ng sPecially summoned to perform on the occasion of the aned Gala Fete given by the Authorities of that city to °le asse mbled Sovereigns. As expressed in the journals vitnheeel:l7, Madlle. Patti t literally sang to a "Parterre de te r °ra Madrid M a dll e . P a tti procee d e d t o P ar i s, an d i s e fulfilling her second engagement to the satisfaction and delight of the abonnees of the Theatre Italien. The Repertoire of Madlle. PATTI, of unusual extent for an32,Young an Artiste now includes the Operas of " La Son . -teu nta," " Luci di Lammermoor," "La Traviata," 4:tfartha," "Don Pasquale," " Dirorah," " Barbiere," th e : ll Giovanni," "La Gazza Ladra," . &c. In addition to 4d , e, .Madlle. PATTI NI ill appear in the characters of pi Itla In " L'Elisir d'Amore," and in that of Maria in "La glia at P — "gin:lento," which she performed, for the first tiara, at the close of last season she will alo appear, and ir the fi rst tinae, in the part of Susannah in s ` Le Nozze di gar° ' and, to Margherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust." that M ademoiselle PAULINE LUCCA, two indeed a rare event in the annals of the lyric stage talentsw °}Y'''ung Artistes of extraordinary and commanding neousl j°ll ld appear for the first time almost simulta- Abo v as candidates for public favour. sit the same period that Madfle. PATTI made her first !P I P° eranc e at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, the m '.sical world of Germany was sounding the praises of a Royal dUrtg Art iste who a'ust then had made her debut at the Opera at Berlin. This debutante was Mdlle. PAU.- IncE LUCCA.—her youth, her beauty, and her wonderful voice, soon placed her securely in public favour, and in a -v vr e i r t y , sheet time the Prussian Government presented her - 1 ,,±. 1 „an an for ten years. Tho Director of the l - "'°Yal Italian Opera was naturally anxious to afford an erp9rtunity to his subscribers to hear so interesting an to 2:t o e L and towards the end of last Season, was enabled Dir e ;nre (by special favour) of the Royal 'Hof-Theater theeeell°n of Berlin, permission for Madlle. LUCCA to give tend representations in London. The success which at ,ed th e 3.°ll ng Artiste on the occasion of these three war t tor ta t-e a will not easily be forgotten by these who o'tt.noessed them. Madlle. LUCCA returned to Berlin full .1 4 tours and succeeded in obtaining, by Royal favour, as :mane! conga of three months; and it is thus that Mr. portion‘-'Y has been able to secure her services for the greater m acip of his coming season. Op e Le . LUCCA. will make her debut in Meyerbeer's :actor "Les Huguenots," She will then perform the , cha that r of Margherita in Gounod's Opera of "Faust ; ' then a of.Chenubino in Mozart's Opera, " Le Nozze di - :tc h ro a te , erwarde that of Mrs. Ford in Nicolay's Opera, rol e e e arty Wives of Windsor • and lastly the great e ,e9n Oatarina in Meyerbeer's drand Historical Opera, -ad md.oile du Nord." Mademoiselle EMILIA LAGRUA. ha d never been the habit of the Director of the Royal , eau Opera to herald forth the praises of Artistes about f?:aake their first appearance at his Theatre, however great 'case continental reputations may have been; and in the ; e _ of the engagement of Mademoiselle Lagrua it is not •_tseintention to depart from this custom any farther than ° xprese t a r n . ave y confident hope that this Artiste will sus e._ in London the reputation which she now enjoys avizthat of being, in the Opera Seria, by far the co l % t_e,set drainage singer of ;he hear „T-nst rnotselle Lagrua will arrive early in the Season, Make her first appearance in the character of Norma. Favorite will also sustain the character of Leonora in "La i" Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni," Leonora in n , Desdernona in i n Otello," Leonora in " Tro 4`°re," and the principal role in Verdi's new Opera " La F orza del Destino," which was originally composed for ner durin p . g her engagement at the Imperial Theatre of St. etersburg. ,Arnong those who, this Season, will solicit for the first ittne the approbation of an EnglA audience are-- Mademoiselle DESTINN (From. the Imperial Opera of Vienna) Mademoiselle GIUSE PPINA TATI. (From the Royal Opera at Li-bon) Mademoiselle GARULLI (From La Scala, at Milan) Sinner SCALESE (From the'Theatre Italian, at Paris) Signor ATTRI (From La Pergola, at Florence) and Herr SCHMID (From the I m p er i a l O pera, a t Vi enna ) . sla s h appearance of Signor WACHTEL ma y a l so b e con irdes as a debut, unavoidable circumstances having ()b -him to re t urn to G ermany after having appeared but __ree times at the R e y a l I ta li an O pera i n t h e Season of _462, Since that time Signor Wachtel has become at ttched to the Imperial Opera, at Vienna, under an en antl'etaent of six y ears d urat i on, i nterrupted only by a short annual conga. St gnOi WACHTEL will make his debut in the character of manrico, i n " ILTrovatore ;" he will a then!perf orm th a t (l A- Mold° in " Guglielmo Tell ;" and afterwards the role • ro e n a e de Leyden Meyerbeer's Grand Opera, "L a Phet." Notwithstanding these new engagements, it will be obs served that the many favourite Artistes, whose talents have laa . lo e a supported the Royal Italian Opera, have been re 'tuned, and that the Director is thereby enabled to re•cast 141' dentedf the Operas, end to impart to them an unprece atrength and completeness. Mademoiselle MARIE BATTU, now holding the high de Position of chief Prima Donna at the Academie Imperiale Musique, in Paris, will pe r f orm f or th e fi rs t t i me, the dI erecter of La Contessa in Mozart's Opera of " Le Nozze Figaro." Mademciselle BATTU has kindly offered to sl ug also the Dart of Adalgisa, in "Norma," on the °m elon of the debut of Mademoiselle LAGRUA. Mademoiselle ANTONIETTA FRICCI Will eine-, for the ourst t ime, the p ar t o f B ertha, in " Le Prophete, " and that f Donna Elvira, in " Don Giovanni." Madame DIDIEE Will sing her original part of Pregiosilla " La Forza del Destine." Signor Roarmaerr will appear, for the first time, in the cha racter of Pasquale, and in that of Fra Melitone in " La Forza del Destine." E Si gnor TAMBERLIK w ill appear, for the first time in ngland, in his original part of Don Alvaro, in Verdi's new Opera, " La Forza del Destino, and, for the first time these six years, that of " Otello." Monsieur FAURE will perform, for the first time, the character of Nevers, in "Les Huguenots ; that of Figaro, in " Le N ozze di Figaro ;" and als o hi s great role of Peter the Great, which he performed upwards of 100 nights in Paris, in Meyerbeer's Opera, " L' Etoile du Nord.' Signor GRAZIANI will perform, for the first time, the c haracter of Guglielmo Tell ; that of " Il Conte in "Le Nozze di Figaro ;" and his original part in Verdi's new Opera, " La Forza del Destino." Signor NAUDIN, who so firmly established himself in the Fond opinion of the Subscribers last year, will, in addition ihis other p arts, perform, for the first tim e , th a t o f El v i no iabfni„Sonnanabnia," and that of Roberto i n " R o b ert l e eigh t iganar Maim) will perform, for th e fi rs t ti me these wri Years, the pa r t o f N emorino, i n s ' L ' Eiisir d'Amore ;" for the fi rs t ti me t h ese seven years, his celebrated ti 'Meter of Fernando in " La Favorite;'' and, for the first rnive,th‘,at of F aus t. tin ed r. t w rz feels assured th a t th e su b scr ib ers will begra. of Air.acknovesna that he retains the i n v a l ua bl e assis t ance oe ENAGEENTS. Mademoisell G e ADE M LINA PATTL DIDIEE. M ademo:selle Madame ANTONIETTA FRICCI, Aiademoiselie MARIE BATTU, Madame RUDERSDORFF, Mademoiselle ANESE, Madame MademoiseIITAGLIAFICO, and e PAULINE LUCCA. NN, Tier F Mademoiselle irst Appearance in England. Madem iselle GIUSEPPI.\I TATI, Her Fir 4 Appearance in England. Mademoiselle GARULLI, Tier First Appearance in England, and M ademoiselle EMILIA LAGRUA, Her First Appearance in England. Sinor MARIO, Signorg TAMBERLIK, Signor N ,UDIN, Signor LUCCHESI, Signor ROSSI, Signor NEST-BARA.LDI, ant Signor WACHTEL. Signor RONCONL Signor GRAZ TANI, Signor COLONESE, and Monsieur FA ultE. Sinor ATTRI IBS First Appearance in , England. Signor SCALESE, Ilis First Appearance In England. Signor TAGLIAFICO, Signor FALLAR, Signor POLONINI, Signor CAPPONI, Signor CIA.NIPI, and Herr SCHMID Ilis First Appearance in, Engla:d. of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Mr. COSTA. PRINCIPAL DANSEUSES. Atademoise SALVIONI, Mademoiselle ZINA RICHARD, Mademoiselle RAFFAELLI, Mademoiselle ASS t ETA. Mademoisselle CARMINE. ner l'ir6t Appearance in England, ka e —_—....— /,, ac l e ro a, p iano. id t the Alilit ' ar .. * .13 r 0 • .... Signor LI CALSI. te ' stre Y and 1 Mr. GODFREY. 9J•gati,nert?i Ballettahne) ********** Mr. THI RLWALL. foet us ii,;: • .............. : .. .. Nr: ARTHUR SULLIVAN. ro .. .......... ~,,,::• Mr. SMYTHSON. k a i l int>ter * .................. Signor MAGGIONI. .scat. ed e ii.,-,.• ............. ‘. Signor AIONTERASL inis,_ s• allot ............ Mons. DESPLACES. ,N .......... .. ••••• Mr. SLOMAN. Ic. 4:c. Th exuati vauecl vrchestra and chorus of the It Opera. oyal Italian LAMBERT'S ASTHMATIC BALSAM.—AN EFFECTUAL REMEDY, without confining the bowels or affecting the head, truly efficacious and pleasant, is ad witted to be the best medicine for immediately relieving coughs, colds, confirmed cases of asthma, and incipient con sumption. It frequently cures persons whom the faculty pronounce incurable, admirably allays the tickling which provokes frequent coughing. In approaching consumption , t- effects are truly beneficial. Persons deprived of sleep, or even lying down for fear of suffocation, may depend on relief in a few minutes after taking it. Prepared only and sold by W. LAMBERT, Chemist, 8, King-William-street, Charing cross, London, and by all druggists, in bottles, 131 d., and three quantities in one, 2s. 9d. each. Be particular, and ask for Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, The name and address ae. engraved on the stamp. NO.. 22,385. Stage Manager, Mr. A. HARRIS. The Scenery by Mr. WILLIAM BEVERLEY. ARTISTES COSTUMIERS. Madame VALLET, Mons. HENNII4:R, Mrs. JAMES, and Mr. COO3I.>ES. The followl - g are the propo=ed arrangements for the Set son's performances, and they will be adhered to as strictly as circumsta , :ces will periailt. NORMA. Norma .. Madr e. Llgrua. Her First Arriearance in England. Aflalgisa Viadlle. Marie B ttu. Who has kindly offered to sang the part on his occasion. Polro qi , ner N udin °roves° .. Herr SAimid. IL TROVATORE. Leonora .. Madre. Lagrua. A zucena : • . „. beanie. Destinn. 11 C nte di Luna S gnor Gr ziani. Ferrando Signor TaLlia' co. Manrico Signor Wacht-1. His First Appearance in that Character in England. IL BARBIERE DI SA.VIGLIA. Rosina •• •• •• •• Madre. Adelina PatL Figaro .. S gnor Ronconi. Basi io .. Signor Attri. Don Bartolo .. Signor Scalese. Almaviva Si:. nor ]filar. o. LA FAVORITA. Leonora .. Mad le. Lagrua. Alfonso .. Signor Gr ziani. Bit azar .. Signor Attri. Fernamio . Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character these Six Years. FIDE 1.10. Leonora .. Madr e. Lagrua. DINORAIL For the Firs Tame the a Three Years. Dinorah Madl e Adelina Patti. Corentino .. Signor Neri-Baralat. Ills First Appearance in that Charanter. Ern Capraio s Mafia rse Hoel ;-ignor Grbziani. LE PROPHETE. Fides Bertha " Mad le. Giuse ,, pini TatL Madlle. Antontetta Fried. Her First Appearanc3 in that Character. Jean of Leyden .. SUnor Wachtel. His First Appearance in that Character in England. GUGLIE LMO TILL. Mathilde Madlle. Marie Battu. Walter S gnor Attri. Guglie'mo Tel► Signor Griziani. His First Appearance in that CI aract r. Arno'do Signor Waal' , et, His First Appearance in that Charaa'er in England. LES HUGUENOTS. Valentina Madlle. Pauline Lucca. Her Fourth Appearance in that Character in England. Marguerite .. Madlle. Marie Battu. Urbano .. Madame Didiee. De Nevers.. .. Mons. Faure. Ilia First Appearance in that Character in England. St. Bris . Signor Colonese. His First Appearance in that Character. Marcel .. .. Herr Schmid. Racial .. Signor Mario. ROBERTO IL DIAVOLO. Bertram .. .. Herr Schmid. DON GIOVANNI. Donna Anna .. Madile. Lagrua Donna Elvira Madlle. Antonietta Fricel, Her First Appearance in that Character. Zerlina •• •• •• •• Madlle. Adelina Patti. Don Giovanni .. Mona. Faure. Leporello .. .. Signor Scalcse. Masetto .. Signor Ronconi. II Commendatore Herr Schmid. Don Ottatio .. Signor Tamberlik. FAUST E MARGHERITA. Siebel •• .• •• •• Madame Mice. Mephistopheles Mons. Faure. Valentine .. Signor Graztani. Faust •• •• •• •• Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character. The Character of Marg,herita will be performed both by Madlle. Pauline Lucca and by Madlle. Adelina Patti. Their First Appearances in that Character in England. LA. FIGLIA DEL REGGIMENTO. Maria . Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her Third Appearance in that Character. Sulpizio .. Signor Ronconi. His First Appearance in that Character. Tonto .. Signor Neri-Baraldi. OTELLO. For the First Time these Six years. Desdemona .. Mad le, Lagrua. 'ago.. ... Signor Ronconi. Elmiro . • .. Signor Attri. Otello .. Signor Tamberlik. L' ELISIR D' AMORE. • Nemorino Signor Mario. His First Appearance in that Character these Eight years. Belcore .. Mons. Faure. His First Appearance in that Character. Dulcamara Signor Ronconi. Adina Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her Third Appearance in that Charackr. DON PASQUALE. Don Pasquale .. Signor Ronconi. His First Appearance in that Character. Malatesta .. Mons Faure. Ernesto .. .. Signor Naudin. Norma Madlle. Adelina Patti. LE NOZZE DI FIGARO. For the First Time in the New Theatre. Susanna .. Madlle. Adelina Patti. Her First Appearance in that Character. La Contessa .. Madlle. Marie Battu. Cheruhino Madlle Pauline Lucca. Her - kirst Appearance in that Character in England. Il Coute Signor Grazia..i. Itartolo .. Signor Honconi Basilic Signor Neri- it araldi. and Figaro Mons. Faure. Production of DIE T.USTIGEN WIEBER VON WIND3OR. Towatth the end of May wi 1 be produced, for the first time in England, with New Scenery. Costumes, and Appoint ment,,, one of the mos popular Works in Germ my ; VIZ., NICOLAY'S Opera, founded on SHAKESPEARE'S t_omedy, "The Merry Wive of Windsor," and entitled, DIE LUSTIGEN WEI[3ER VON WINDSOR. The principal characters will be sustained by Herr SCIiIIID and Madlle PAULINE LUCCA. Production of Signor VERDI'S New Grand Opera, LA. FORZA DEL DESTINO. This Grand Opera was written and co nroqed by the ex press command of his Majesty the Emperor of Rus-ia. and was produced with the greatest eclat et the Imperial Opera of t. Petersburg last year. The four principal roles were composed exp essly for the following Artistes, viz. : Madlle. LAGRUA, Madame DlDlEE,_Signor GRAZIANI, and Signor T A 31BEfiLIft. And these same Artistes will sustain the same characters, on the production of the Work at the Royal Italian Opera. Production of MEYERBEER'S Grand Historical Opera, L'ETOILE DU NORD. It will be remembered that this chef d'eeuvre of the great composer was produced in the latter par: of the Season of 1855. It had only been performed on Seven occasions when the calamitous burning of the old Theatre took place, entirely consuming the immense mass of material so lately prepared for its representation. It may, therefore, be regarded as almost a new Work in this country. Si me tee erection of the present Theatre, four out of the five great Works of METERBEER have been reproduced, viz.—" Les Huguenots," "Le Prophete," "Dinorah," and "Roberto it Mayo! ~" The fifth, viz.—" L'Etoile du Nord," will be given during the present Season, and will be mounter with entirely Ntw Scenery, Costumes and Appointments. The Part of Caterina by Madlle. PAULINE LUCCA. That of Pietro by Muns. FAURE. The Rdpdrtoire of the Royal Italian Opera now embrace the following Operas : Les Huguenots .. Meyerbeer. Dinorah.. Meyerbeer. Roberto it Diavolo Meyerbeer. Le Prophete Meyerbeer. Don Giovanni.. Mozart. II Barbiere di Siviglia Rossini. Guglielmo Tell Rossini. Otello •• .. Rossini. La Gazza Ladra Rossini. Lucrezia Horgia Donizetti. Don Pasquale •• •• •• Donizetti. Maria di Rohan Donizetti. Da Favorita .. • • .. Donizetti. Lucia dt Lammermoor .. oonizettl. La Figlia del Reggimento Donizetti. L'Elisir d'Amore Donisetti. Norma La Sonnambula Bel lini. I Puritani Bellini. La Trar ata .. Verdi. II Trovatore .. Verdi. Rigoletto . .. Verdi. Ballo in Maschero Verdi. Martha.. .. Fiotow. Zampa Herold. Fra Diavolo Auber. Masaniello Auber. Il Giuramento . Mercadante. Fidelio Beethoven. Orfeo .. Gluck. Faust e Margherita • • • • b s ounod. . THE SUBSCRIPTION WILL CONSIST OF FORTY NIGHTS. But as there will, after the first week, be regu'arly Four Nights in each Week, viz., Mcnday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, subscribers will, by making known their wishes at the commencement of the Season, have the choice of select ing either two of the Four Nights. Subscribers of last Season are also resrectfully requested, if they wish to retain their Boxes or Stalls, to notify the same at once to Mr. Parsons, at the Box Office. TERMS : B - xes on the Second Tier....(for Four Persons) 100 Guineas. Ditto First Tier (ditto 200 „ Ditto Ditto at the side ....(ditto)...-150 ~ Ditto Grand Tier (ditto) 240 ~ Ditto Pit Tier ...(ditto) 2 0 ~ Orchestra Stalls Amphitheatre Stalls, First Row --(ditto) lB ~ Ditto Fecond Row..(ditto) l2 sy SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BE PAID IN ADVANCE. Appliotlon for Boxes and Stalls to be made to Mr. Par sons, at the Box Office, under the Portico of theiTheatre. Also of Hr. Mitchell, Mr. Bubb, Messrs. Lacon and Oilier. Mr. Hookham, Messrs. Chappell, Messrs. Cock and Hutch inzs, Bond-street; Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; Messrs. Cramer. Beale, and Wood, Regent-street ; and of Messrs. Keith, Prowse, and Co., Cti eapside. Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, March, 1864. 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Inspection of specimens andeonsultations irec.-B,Grosvenor street, Bond-street, W ; and at 39, Bennett's-hill, Bir mingham. ~~ • N EA'S T'A P E it, ts , 1:14 •, st I The Volunteer Review on L' 3toaciAo'lN:c -4 _ 4„ /Ling , IV .g.Trf , •,, • - - v., • K 4:" 4 k fr 5c.,17 " F 7 h14,1 4 ' 2 ..,: t11911111 M4 is Allik 04. o , ‘ 4. , • ''fl'.4,7, • tAlkik hz - 4,7, .. Y_: fIROIT. '• ,Z,a_/t4 1 -------=ere.--t. The general outlines of th e Vo ' Retie , be held sear Guildford on Easter Itio - ridtkir aro towe3 sufficiently well arranged to be made public. From the applications forwarded to the War-office it would appear that at least 15,000 men are anxious to take part in the day's proceedings, and that the evolutions of the troops will be supported by 24 pieces of artillery. The field of action is rather ' limited for such an imposing force, but it is believed that the plan agreed upon will afford scope for them to manceuvre with effect; and, as far as the spec tators are concerned, the conflict will certainly be brought much more nearly under their view than on any of the previous anniversary displays of a similar character. As already stated, the troops reaching Fairley-heath by different railway routes , from the metropolis will be kept distinct during the day, and massed in separate divisions. Those travelling by the South Eastern line to Shalford, having the shortest distance to march before arriving upon the Common, will be pushed on to its further extremity, and these, facing about and fronting the quarter from which they came, will represent the attacking force. The volunteers using the South Western Railway, and having to march some three or four miles from Guildford, will, on the other hand, be compensated by finding themselves in position almost as soon us they emerge upon the Heath, where they will assume a defensive attitude. So far matters are settled. But the actual movements which the Volunteers will be called on to undertake from th:s point must be governed by what-the officer in com mand finds to be practicable within a given time after the Volunteers have assembled, and also by the extent of the force at his disposal. The belief at present is that after some preliminary movements of a strategic character on both sides, the left wing of the attacking force will be detached and sent through the woods by a circuitous path to fall on the right of the defending army, and that the latter, forced by this assault to show an entirely new front, will be gradually pressed back till it reaches the vicinity of the Grand Stand, upon which as an impregnable fortress it will halt and quietly proceed to march past, an example commending itself to the approval and adoption of its late opponent. Lieut.-General Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.8., will command in chief, and under his orders will be Major-General Russell, C. 8., and Major-General Rumley, each hav ing charge of a division. There are to be eight bri gades in all under the following brigadiers—Lord Colville, Lord Ranelagh, Lord El c h o , Earl Gros- PRICE ...... ...4d. 8' rA➢IPED;....Sd. 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TRUSTEES Jervoise Smith, Esq. I Henry Ringscote, Esq. DIRECTORS James Anderson. Esq. (Messrs. Anderson, Thomson, and Co.), Director of the Ban{ of British Columbia. James Caird, Esq., M.P. George Campbell. Esq. (Messrs. H. N. Dickson and Co., London ; qnd Dickson, Campbell, and Co., Victoria, Van couver Island). Joseph Fry, Esq. (Messrs, Trueman and Fry), Director of the Canada Agency Association. T. W. L. Mackean, Esq., Chairman of the Bank of British Columbia. Alexander Morrison, Esq., Director of the Bank of Otago. Prideaux Selby, Esq., Director of the Vancouver Islnnd Land and Coal Mining Company. BANKERS IN LONDON. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. BANKERS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND VANCOUVER ISLAND. The Bank of BrAish Columbic. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Baxter, Rose, Norton, and CO. AGENTS. The General Credit and Fin nee Company of London (Limited). TEMPORARY OFFICES. _ 125, Gresham House, and at the Offices of the General Credit end Finance Company, 7, Lothbury. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Mr. Geo. Stephens. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company will raise moneys on debentures, and apply them to mortgage of real estate and other substantial securi ties in the two colonies at the rates prevalent there. '1 hese rates are from 12 to 16 per cent. per annum. The margin of profit to the Company is apparent. The Company wil purchase property in the colonies to a limited extent. It is believed that grants of land from the Government may also be obtained, with a view to their being settled under regulated conditions. The Company will also a't as agents in sli matters of finance and investment es between the home capitalist and the colo , ,ial property holder. The prospects of the shareholders are best exemplified by the large returns on capital obtained by the shareholders of simi ar institutions. The Board of the Company consists of gentlnmen practi cally a - quaintod with the North American possessions and their requirements. Full information as to the availability of British Columbia and Vancouver Island a. fields for Investment, and forms of applications for share•, may be obtained at the Offices of tho Genet , ' Credi and Finance Company of London (Limited), 7, Lothbury ; or at 125, Gresham House, E.C. T HE ISLE of MAN RAILWAY COMPANY 1. (Limited)—DOUGLAS to PEEL. Capital £lOO,OOO, in 10,000 shares of £lO each, with usual borrowing powers. Deposit Li per share on application, further payment on allotment £1 10s. per share. DIRECTORS. Samuel GibFon Getty, Esq., M.P., Belfast. William M'Cormick, Esq., M, P., Londonderry, and Regent's-park, London, Richard A. Itlould, Esq., Merchant, Liverpool, T. Harrison Ridley, Esq., Merchant. Liverpool, Joseph Rigby, Esq., Kew, Surrey. With power to add to their number. EA.NKEIIS. The North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool. Messrs. Dumbell, So-, and HoWard, Douglas. ENGINEER. G. W. Hemans, Esq., C. E.,13, Queen. square,Westminster. SOLICITORS. Messrs.Littledale, Ridley, and Bardswell, Brown's•bnild- iugs, Liver?ool, Samuel Harris, Esq., Douglas. AUDITOR. Thomas W. Read, Esq., 30. Ce.stle-street, Liverpool. SECRETARY. Thomas Bagot, E3q , 5, James-s'reet, Liverpool. BROKERS. P. B. Drinkwater, Esq , 32, Exchange st. East, Liverpool. Charles Stanley, Esq., 3, Throgmorton street, Loudon. Edward Ashworth. Esq., Exchange•chambers, Manchester. M. J. Beverley, Esq., Leeds. This Company has been formed for the construction of a Railway from Douglas to Peel (passing through St. John's), in the Isle of Man. The improved trade of these important towns, as well as the prosperous condition and increasing population of the island, and the rapid augmentation of the number of visitors during late years, call for the immediate introduction of railways. The Agricultural capabilities of the Island are great; and its Mineral products are acknowledged to be rich in yield and avove average value ; whilst around the Coast there are extensive Fisheries, and an unlimited supply of Sea• weed for Manure. The expense and trouble, however, of land-carriage, have hitherto rendered these advantages com paratively unavailable. Slate Quarries are in active operation; and the quality of the Slate is equal in closeness of grain and durability to any produced from the great Welsh quarries. The Granite near St. John's compares favourably with that now used in the Liverpool Dock Works, and would at once, by means of railway facilities, become available for export. One of the proposed Stations on the line will be at St. John's, where the Courts of Tynwald meet, and which is also the centre of the Foxdale mining district. The produce of these mines is now brought by land-carriage (there being no water communication) to Douglas, a distance of nearly ten miles, whilst Coals and other important materials, as well as all necessaries required by the inland population, are conveyed into the interior by the same mode. Besides these items of traffic, the Fairs, which are frequently held during the year in this district, must add considerably to the annual revenue of the Company. The principal towns are Douglas, Peel, Castletown, Ramsey, and Laxey : Douglas being the chief port, and the great commercial depot, as well as the principal place of arrival and departure of the steam packets plying to and from the Island. At the port of Peel the fisheries are prin cipally conducted, employing upwards of 1,000 vessels; the place of destination for the produce is Douglas ; the route is tedious, and the transit by the existing means ex pensive. The access to the Island is easy, and the means of coin • munication with Liverpool, Fleetwood, Whitehaven, Silloth, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, and other ports, both by sailing and steam vessels, are frequent and convenient. Hence, Tourists visit the Island in large numbers, above 100,000 passengers having been landed at its Ports during the past year. Such Visitors, attracted by the antiquarian relics, scenery, and other objects of interest, would, as a matter of coarse, go by the proposed Railway from Douglas to the interior, and across the Island to Peel. . The highest medical authorities bear testimony to the salubrity of the climate and purity of the water. The picturesque is united with the more solid advantage of cheap living, previsions being abundant and comparatively inex• pensive, whilst the rates of duties on foreign produce are so small as to render the Island most advantageous as a per manent place of residenee. Her Majesty's Government and the Local Authorities are now expending upwards of £60,000, for the improvement of the Ports of Douglas and Peel The Electric Telegraph to England has been recently established. The Lines of Rail will be single, with requisite sidings. The length of Line will be about twelve miles, and the gradients easy throughout. The landowners and popula tion along it are most favourable to the project. From Statistics recently collected on the spot, with much care, by competent persons, and well supported by Official Returns, it is confidently expected that the Traffic will re turn a good Dividend upon the Invested Capital, The fol lowing is an Estimate of the Traffic : Passengers, inclusive of Tourists £7,500 per annum. Goods, Minerals, Fish, &c.. Parcels and Mails 13,150 Working Expenses at even 50 per Cent. 6,500 Leaving for Dividend £6,650 Plans, Sections, &c., of the Line are completed, and all necessary forms are being complied with, in accordance with the St.,nding Orders of the Court of Tynwald to obtain an Act of the Local Parliament; - Neither Imperial or Local Taxes are levied in the Island, and those heavy charges which tend so much to reduce the value of Railway property in England and other countries, no less than to diminish the Shareholders' Dividends, can not, in any degree whatever, prevail with respect to this Lino. Au eminent Contractor's firm have agreed to purchase the land. make the Railway, provide and fit up all Stations, furnish Rolling Stock for working the Line, and Telegraphs, upon satisfactory terms. Interest at 5 per cent. per Annum will be allowed, until the opening of the Line, on the amount paid upon shares. An advantageous arrangement can be made with respon sible parties to Lease the Line for 7. 14, or 21 years. Forms of Application for Shares may be obtained from the Secretary, Solicitors, or Brokers of the Company. T HE ISLE OF MAN RAILWAY COMPANY (Limited'. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that THIS DAY (Thurs day. the 2lth instant). is the LAS DAY upon which APPLICATIONS for SHARES may be made. By order of the Board. 4 and 6, Brown'o-buildings, I.larch 17, 1864. BRIGHTON and BNCK for 35., on GOOD FRIDAY, Easter Sunday, and Monday, from London bridge, Victoria, and Kensington, at Nine a.in. Children under Twelve Half-price. No luggage allowed. SHAKSPERE SCHOOL OF THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE. Under the Patronage of her Most Gracious Majesty the QUEEN and his Royal Highness the PRINCE of WALES. The Council of the Royal Dramatic College, considering that the present is a favourable opportunity for promoting one of the main purposes of the Institution they have founded, beg toinvite public support in aid of the ERECTION and ENDOWMENT of a SRAHSPERE SCHOOL for the classical and general education, withscholarships, of the Children of Actors or Actresses and atic Authors—the noblest and most fitting 31)nument the memory of the Player and Poet. The Council of the Royal Drtmatic College beg' to apprize the public, that all Subscriptions intended for the endow• ment of the Shakspere School should be paid only to the Master, New Theatre Royal Adelphi ; or to Messrs. Coutts, Bankers, Strand, London. A Public Meeting will shortly be held in the Royal Adelphi Theatre to advance this object, of which due notice will be given. The friends of education, ladies, noblemen, gentlemen, and others interested in carrying out this design, are requested to communicate with the undersigned. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, Master. Feb. 27, MC Committee Room (open from 11 till 4), 411, Strand. Secretary, Mr. Thomas Stuart. SMITH, KNIGHT, AND COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Companies Act, 1882, The Mercantile Cred t Association, in conjunction with the Contract Corporation, vill receive applications for shares in the above Company. Capital £4,000,600, in 80,000 shares of £5O each. First issue, Forty Thousand Shares, of which 20,000 have been already subscribed. Derosit on application £1 per share, and tel on allotm'nt. No future o 11 to exceed £5 per share, and at intervals of not less than three months. It is not contemplated to call up more than £lO per share ; any further Capital that may be required will be raised by the is ue of new shares, a preference being given to the holders of existing shares. DIRECTORS. W. M. Baillie, Esq., Old Bank', Bristol, Director of the Con tract Corporation. Arthur G. Chapman. Esq. Charles Capper, Esq., Mincing-lane. Rich- rd Cooke Coke, Esq , St. Holt n's-place, Director of the Royal Insurance Company. Thomas Dalutt, Esq., Alderman, President of the Great Western Railway of Canada, Director of the Contract Cor poration. Geo. Knight, Esq., Great George-street. Ippolyte Leonino, Esq. (I. Leonino and Co.), Copthall-court. Oetav us Ommanney, Esq. (Hallett, Ommanney, and Co.), Director of the Contract Corporation. Robert Porter, Esq., Director of the Bank of London and Bank of New Zealand. John Smith, Esq., Gre it George-street. Geo. Thomson, Esq. (Messrs. Anderson, Thomson, and Co.) T. Tubini, Esq. (B. Tubini and Co.), Threadneedle-street. MANAGING DIRECTOR. George Knight, Esq. SOLICITORS. Messrs. Edwards and Co., Westminster. Messrs. Newbon, Evans, and Co., Nicholas-lane. BANKERS. Bank of London. AUDITORS. Messrs. Cooper Brothers and Co. BROKERS. Messrs. P. Cazenove and Co , Threadneedle-street. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 31 and 21, Threadnee Ile-street, and 1, Great George-street, Westminster. SECRETARY (pro tem.) J. C. Handfield, Esq. 1. This Company has been constituted as an auxiliary to the " Contract Corporation." 2. The Company will undertake the construction rf 'Rail ways and o her public works as 416 inc2u shed from the busi ness of the Contract Corporation, which consists principally of the negotiation and acceptance of contracts, and the finan cial measures connected therewith. . 3 The two Companies will work - in 'harmony, but inde pendently of each other. 4. The opera' ions of this Company will be conducted by the eminent contractors Messrs. Smith and Knight, who have transferred their whole bu iness and interest on hi, lily ad vantageous terms; all their valuable plant and existing contracts (including that for the construction of the Royal Sardinian Railway recently entered into) being* ceded to the Company. The plant will be paid for in cash, and the re maininic interest principally in shares, such shares being taken with Li only per share credited thereon. 5. The numerous applications to Parliament in the present se -sion for powers to cmstru branch and ad itional rail ways, and the well-knownincreasing demand for railways and other public works, not only in Europe and the colonies. but in all parts of the civilised world, open a wide field for Ynient of capital. consider that, wi h a ll t h e elemen t s o f the 6. profitable The Direeemoprslo success, viz., a large working capital, the assistance of a powerful finaneal corporation, ciupled with the experience an i superintendence 01 parties converant with the practical de tails of the business , with an identity of interest, the pros pects of the Company are such as are seldom brought under public notice, 7. In the event of no allotment of shares being made, the deposit will be returned in full. Should a less number of shares be allotted than are applied for, the deposit will be made s of la balance, if any, returned t o the applicant. Prospectuses and or be obtained at the offi:es of the Company, of the Brokers, and of the Solicitors. fm ava a i pp b il l ea e ttowards on nf fors the, area payment o n a ll o t men t, and the res may March, 1564. SMITH, KNIGHT, AND COMPANY (Limited). FORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. Knight, and C om p an y (Limited). _ _ ____..... No.- your bankers, the Bank of , being a deposit of £1 per share on shares in the atove Comp T L o oun t ed li no e tni D e: n. i t r he e en c t ,s_ o u r mll s o ao f vfi S zn m g 1 paidt I t, to any I hereby request that I you will allot me that n umber, and agree to accept such shares or any less number you may allot to me ; and I agree to pay the deposit on allotrnelt, and to sign the Articles of Association of the Company when ..at re a q rc u h ir , e l d B , 64 a . nd I authorise ar my es n a a l ta lo e tte o d n t t o h m e e. ree.s : on eigister of Members for the Usual signature n yo u u m t b o er in o s t er sh t Name in full Residenc e P p r a o t .... SMITH, KNIGHT. AND COMPANY (Limitedl. NOTICE.—The SHARE LIST Will be CLOSED at Four o'clock on MONDAY, the 23th March, for London, and TUESDAY, the 29th, for Country applications. By order, G. C. HANDPIELD, Secretary, pro tem. London, March 23, 1864. THE NATIONAL SHAKESPE A RE JL MEMORIAL BUST. By FELIX M. MILL ER, Professor of Sculpture, Govern ment School of Art, published under the special sanction of the National Shakespeare and Btratf ord - on-Avon Tercente nary Committees, by ROWELL, JAMES, and CO, Copies will be issued, in the erder of registration, to sub scribers only, and are executed in— Wedgwood Ceramic Statuary, 121 n. high, price One Guinea. French Terra Cotta 15 , One Guinea. 8 Bronze ~ Three Guineas Subscribers' names received by the agents in London and chief provincial towns (where copios of the Bust may be seen), or by the publishers, HOWELL, JAMES, and Co., Goldsmiths, &c., By appointment to the Queen and Prince and Princess Of Wales, 5,7, and 9, REGENT-STREET, LONDON. Photographs and prospectuses forwarded post free on ap plication. N'T:o hs e h r i ad n g g ratis and post Solicitor of the Court, 25, Bloorgate- MHE EMBARRASSED in Town an:Catocuanntrbye .... should read "THE PLAIN ,, GUIDE TO BANK RUPTCYfIre egealoity3dior n. ie AND vae nthd e C tr hfi O ce l COMPOSITIONS , " I Tl cost.O street, Bank. N.B.—Debts recovered on commission, without law ex pences to clients. • Ist Mort. 2d Mort- Shares. Total. gage. gage. Miles. New York Divi- Dols. Dols. Dols. Dols. sion Pennsylvania Ohio 246 4,C03:.,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 14,000,000 Branches and E xtensions l2l 958, 00 50 , ,003 1,458,000 Dols. Dols. Dols. Dols. 506 8,458.100 5,80,000 9,500,000 23,758,000 .£ 1,903,'50 1,3.5,000 2,137,5C0 5,14','10 MESSRS., AND CO. execute ' COMMISSIO NS JACKSON, on all races th roughout the year. Market pric e gua ranteed. Remittances. Lo n d on an d Westminster Bank. Post-office Orders Payable at Camber well-park. Address—BoTT and JAcksolf, "Man of the W orld " Wine tores, George-stre e t, C a mberwell -park, London. * 83,000 dols. have been esn xlled by operation of Sinking Fund. t I,' 00,000 dole, have been cancelled by op t ration of Sinking Fund. The price of issut has been fixed at 70, and the privilege of snbscribing will remain open until the 6.h of .A.l)ril for the present bondholders, either directly or through their brokers. The terms of issue are es follows :- 5 per cent. on application, being .£ 1 1 5 0 per Bond of 1,0: 0 dol. 10 „ al otment „ 22 '0 0 ft 71 15 „ 20 „ ltlth May „ 45 0 0 ~ „ 20 „ Ist June „ 45 0 0 19 It New York Section. Pennsylvania Section. --- Bonds of Bonds of Bonds of Bonds of Bonds of Bonds of 1,000 dols. !00 dols. 100 dols, 1,000 dols. i 500 dols. 100 dole. Numbers. Numbers. Numbers .1 Numbers.lNumbers Numbers 500 BUSINESS mAR E c S k Lirsti,ANDW. HIND'S Containing Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, ev., Gratis. Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered tree. OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S. To CARMEN. —Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, returning VI per week. Stabling, yard, and country house. Rent, £25. Price, including eight.horses, vans, cart, trolley, harness, &c., £350. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. TO GROCERS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a genuine BUSINESS, nine miles from town. Good house, shop, and outbuildings. Rent £3O. Trade, £25 per week. Price. £l5O. Also the following : Blacktriars, £l30; Holborn, £200; Ilsrylebone, £200; Bays water, £140; Bermondsey , £ 7O , SL7. OffiCoJ, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. DAIRY and MILKWALK, City.—Mr. ANDW. HIND has for SALE the above, doing thirteen barn gallons per day. Good shop, ten rooms, stable, &c. Rent, £55. Price, with horse and cart, £2OO. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. Immediately, in 2 vols., post Bvo., A SECOND EDITION of BELLA DONNA; Or, The Cross before the Name. By GILBERT DYCE. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. THE WELLINGTON THREE SHILLING I_, DINNER, consisting of Soup, Fish, Made Dish, Joint, Sweet, dm., is served daily from 3 to 9 p.m , and on Sundays from 5 to 8.30 p.m. Private Rooms for large or small parties. By order, JOHN CATES, Manager. The Wellington, St. James's-street. Entrance, 160, Piccadilly. T 6 E 0 X F ORD, , OXFORD STREET, W. THIS EVENING. will be performed the new and success ful Opera, by M. Guonod, FAUST. embracing the entire company of this establishment, with augmented band and chorus ; and other Musical Entertainments, supported by the folloxvinm talented artistes : —Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Tyrrell,;s almsley ; Messrs. Morley, Tivoli, Green, &c. Director, Mr. F. Jonghmans. UNSWORTH and EUGENE will make their re-appear ante This Evening. Comedy, by Mr. T. Maclag , an, W. Randall, G. Ilutehenson, G. W. Jester, Miss Nelly Power (the juvenile comedienne), &c., Will shortly be produced, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR, by Otto Nieolai; and THE TWO GENTLE MEN OF VERONA, by Sir Henry Bishop. Admission—Area, Gd. ; stalls and balcony, Is. ; private boxes, 10e. 6d. DINING -ROOMS.- Mr. ANDREW HIND has for SALE a capital BUSINESS, near the City. douse of eight rooms. Rent, £33. Trade, £5O p er week . Price, £4OO , Also the following :—Lambeth, £6O ; sou h district, £5OO ; Islington, £B5, &c. Offices, Little Carter-lane, St. Paul's. BOOT and SHOE TRADE, Notting-hill.--Mr. ANDREW HIND has to LET capital PREMISES, comprising shop, nine rooms , &c. Rent, £so . R e t urns, £ 7 OO . Fixtures, £6O. Offices, Little Carter. lane, St. Paul's. p li, 1Z E ME D A L — INTERNATIONAL FRANCIS E E X R I T IT 1862. TUCK co. N IV , ax Chandlers, & c., m 0 ., To the Queen and the him of Wales. (Esta b l i s hed 1720.) ' The Jurors' Report on Wax and C hu rch Candles, in 1862, testifies to the ex ce ll ence of the quality of M essrs. Tuckers' mA anufacturdistinguished e Dignitary, in a letter addressed t o F ranc i s Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, says : ..r have found th em f u lly equal to the reco mmen d a ti on with a Mixtur e o f W ax. Ordinary quality .. c:,NDL, .. .. .. Ts. Od. p er lb . which you have them, and can sincerely , in my turn, I com mend thein'to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with F t a tt e d Wicks, patented.. I s , 2d . per lb . Best quality . ,Second quality .. Is. 3d. p er lb. Third quality .. Carriage paid In L on d on on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., — ES 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor -square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishmmt M England for the Manufacture "Wax Candles for the use of the Altar. TO BUILDERS, HOUSE AGENTS, &c.—Mr. ANDREW HIND is instructed to DISPOSE OF a first-class BUSINESS, four miles west. Proprietor retiring. Large and convenient premises, at the nominal rent of £25. Lease, 15 years. Returns £4,000. May be increased to any extent. Price, including plant, £B,O. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Paul s. CANTERBURY HALL. The Fairy Entertainment, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM IN THE LAND OF SHADOWS! Is written expressly for this establishment by W. F. Vander veil, author of the celebrated " Enchanted Hash," and en ables Mr. Morton, with the aid of Professor Pepper's Optical Illusion (known as the Ghost), to produce effects never before contemplated, and which have all been duly registered by him and Mr. J. H. Weston under the title of •` The Ghost in the Magic Fountains." By this new arrangement, that which is in reality nothing but a shadow, becomes to all ap pearance endowed with life, and when "Fame" takes her flight through the burning Cataracts, and the Naiads seek their beds in the Crystal Waters, form a coup d'cell of beauty unparalleled even in fairy romance. Prince Blossom (with the Song of all Nations), Miss Townley. The Marvellous Illusion will take place every Evening at half-past Nine o'c'ock. All the wonderful entertainment of the establishment, as usual, in addition to the above. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. ROYAL ALHAMBRA.- TRIUMPHANT' SUCCESS of the NEW CIRQUE, acknowledged to be the best ever produced in England. s RESIDENCES. —Mr , ANDREW HIND has to LET a convenient HOUSE, eight miles from to wn and near a station, containing three el tin; and nine bed rooms, with usual offices, outbuildings, farm yard, gardens, and paddock. Rent, 90 gu neas ; or furnished, £2OO. Also the following:—Red Hill, rent £BO, or to be 8('l t for £900; Cheltenham, £7O ; Brixton - hill, £lO5 and £BO ; Esher, £4O • Lewisham, £5O ; Essex. with seven acres, £ l2O, &c. Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, St. Pau 'a, vesor, Lord Radetock, Lord Bury, Lieut.-Colonel Bigge, and Lieut.-Colonel Loyd Lindsay. The ar tillery force will be handled at one side by Colonel Gambier, C,8., and at the other by Col. Buchanan. Of the 24 pieces of artillery to be brought into the field six 18-pounders will be contributed from Brighton ; the rest, consisting of six 6-pounders, eight 18-pounders, and four 24-pounders, will be furnished by the Hon. Artillery Company and by the regiments of Middlesex Artillery. The public are to have a means of approach distinct from that allotted to the Volunteers. The latter will take possession of a row known as Phillip's-lane, leading from Shalford-common, where the brigades are to be formed on the arrival of the different corps. Sample Oak-lane, running direct from the Chi'wort It station to the Heath, will be reserved for the public, and the position of the spectators will enable them, on arriving upon the ground, not only to command a favourable view of the day's manaeavres, but to approach very close to Phillip's-lane, the route along which the Volunteers must move from and to the ROYAL A.LHAMBRA.— The ereatest Fern-.le Rider of the Age, the wondrous Mdlle. LOUISE LOISSET. •••• ..•410 stations either of the South-Eastern or South-West ern Railway. The Grand Stand occupies a promi• nent position upon an eminence known as Roast Meat-hill, and facing this it is proposed to erect capacious refreshment booths. This is the depart ment in which at present there appears to be greatest need for organisation, and for the credit and com fort of all concerned the interval remaining before Easter Monday ought to be turned to good account. The following is the detail of corps proceeding from - Waterloo Station on the 281 of March. : 10YAL ALHAMBRA.— lyiTant Equestrian Scene, "THE RIDE FOR THE RIBBON." ROYAL ALHAMBRA. MORNING PERFORMANCE on SATURDAY, at Two o'clock. Next week. on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, at Two. Every Evening at Half-past Seven. MADAME TUSSAIJD'S HISTORICAL GALLERY; established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. RECENT ADDlTlON=.—President Lincoln and Presi dent Davis ; Ancient Effigies of Henry IV. and his Queen Joan. in magnificent costumes of the period (139 A); and in the Chamber of Physiognomy is a full-length model of Geo. Victor Townley. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. Admittance, ls. ; extra rooms, ad. Total. 6 15 a.m.-19th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 466-91 h (West Middlesex) 220-11th ditto (St Georges), and 32d ditto, 423 6 35 a.m.-29th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 352-46th ditto, 330-Ist ditto (Engineers), 300 952 6 55 a.m.—lst Middlesex Artillery Volunteers, 195 --Ist ditto(Victoria) Rifle Volunteers, 18thditto, 47th ditto, 333-Ist Surrey Rifle - Volunteers, 10th ditto, 386-7th ditto, 19th ditto, 23d ditto, 440 1,354 7 15 a.m.-4th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 214 —lbth ditto (London Scottish), 306-21st ditto (Civil Service), and 3Sth ditto (Artists), 281-23 Surrey Artillery Volunteers, 146 7 35 a.m.-2d Middlesex (South) Rifle Volunteers, 437-22 d ditto (Queen's) ditto, 744-36th ditto, 179-7th Administrative Battalion ditto, 255 ARGYLL ROOM S, Windmill-street, IS OPEN EVERY EVENING. During' the evening . an unparalleled repertoire of Danoe Music, Selections and Overtures, is performed by the cele brated Argyll Band, forty in number. Doors Open at Half-past 8, commence at 9. Admission is. Manager, M. GRENET. 41A, MADDOX-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W. THE LONDON ANATOMICAL MUSEUM. Open daily from 10 till 10. Where may be seen the Astecs ; Bushman and Wife; Julia Pastrana and Infant; Eng and Shaw:, the Siamese Twins ; and upwards of 3,000 Models, Natural Preparations, &c. Egyptian Mummies, unwrapped, 4,000 years old, Admission, One Shilling (tor Gentlemen only). Total 6,027 The following is the detail of corps proceeding !rom London-bridge station on the 28th March : Total, 6 15 a.m.—Middlesex Artillery Volunteer Corps, 267 —2d London Rifle ditto, 136-3 d ditto, 405 Hon. Artillery Company, 375 • 1,183 6 35 a.m.-2d Middlesex Artillery Volunteer Corps, 92-Ist London ditto, 138-Ist London Engineer ditto, 160-26th Middlesex ljiflo ditto, 114-37th ditto, 256-29th ditto, 335 6 55 a.m,-20th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, 300-48th ditto (Havelock), 208—let Adminis trative Battalion Tower Hamlets Rifle Volun teers, 737 1,245 7 15 a t m.-4th Tower Hamlets Rifle Volunteer Corps and 6th ditto, 328-Ist City of London Rifle Brigade, 591 7 35 a.m.-24 Administrative Battalion Middlesex Rifle Volunteers, 476-28th Middlesex (London Irish) ditto, 454-2 d Administrative Battalion Essex ditto, 450... 1,380 755 a.m.-40th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps 400-2 d Tower Hamlets ditto and Sth Tower Hamlets ditto, 405 Total The following is the list of the country corps Number. Let Administrative Brigade Hants Artillery Volun- teers Ist Sussex Artillery Volunteer Corps.. 372 Ist Administrative Brigade Cinque Porta Artillery ~ Volunteers Ist hants Engineer Volunteer Corps.. .. 81 2d Administrative Battalion Surrey Rifle Volunteers, and 12th Surrey Rifle Volunteer Corps 3d Administrative Battalion Surrey Rifle Volunteers 422 lst Administrative Battalion Sussex ditto 323 2d Administrative Battalion Sussex ditto 442 Ist Sussex ditto Ist Administrative Battalion Kent ditto, 6th Kent ditto, 2d Cinque Ports ditto ....... 401 2d Administrative Battalion and Ist and 2d Rants ditto Scl Administrative Battalion, and 13th, 15th, 16th, and 18th Hants ditto ............. 523 ....... cAW MILLS.—Mr. ANDREW HIND h as to LET eapi'al PREMISES two miles from the lisnk, comprising gocd ten roomed house, large yard and sheds, with 20 horse engine, saw bench and frames, planing ma chine, ,tc. Rent, with use f p ant, £2i.o. Offi ces, corner of Little Carter-lane, S . Paul's. KAYE'S WORSDELL'S PlLLS.—These Pills are a purely vegetable preparation, and may be 'taken bt any time by either sex without fear or danger. They act upon the bowels mildly yet effectually, and by their fine tonic, aromatic, and aperient properties, they remove all oppressive accumulations, regulate the secretions of the liver and bowels, strengthen the stomach, and purify the blood. Unlike many remedies, they do not induce liability to take cold or esta blish a necessity for the habitual use of purgatives, and are thus strongly recommended as the BEST FAMILY MEDICINE. BENSON'S WATCHES, adapted for any clim a t e and country; wholesale and retail. Chronometer, duplex, lever, horizontal, vertical, repeating, centre seconds, keyless, astronomical, reversible, and chronograph watches, from 200 to three guineas each. An illustrated pamphlet and price list of every description of watch post free for two stamps. J. W. BENSON, by special warrant of a_ppointment wee]) and clock maker to 11.R.H. the Princ4 of Wales. Alantdao - 33 and al, Ludgate-hill, E.C. - Total 4,412 War-office, March 21. Two WHO WERE NEARLY DRAGGED INTO A DUEL BY A—" LADIES' CHAIN !"—Much amusement has w b e s e s e n n e e a x r c l i y t e d t a a k t i n E g r u p s l s a e e l e s at at the aa i e d o e a t b o e f t a w k e i e n a d o t f w d o u l e a l d w i e h s i c o h f that place. The husband of Madame de S. belongs to the clerical party, while the other lady, Madame de M., is married to a Liberal. These two ladies being at a ball, it so chanced that the former had to stand opposite the latter in a cotillon, which she would only consent to do on condition that she should not give her hand to her ad versary, and she was therefore to be seen going through all the figures in which she ought to have joined hands with her arms folded. The affair caused a considerable sensation. Os the following day M. de S. called on M. de M. to make an apology for the conduct of his wife, when he received for answer that the matter did not concern him (M. do M.). and that Madame de S. ought to send her seconds to his wife to arrange the affair. That was dote, and the emissaries were told that the insult having been public, the reparation should be so likewise. Negotiations were however entered into, and a decision was at length come to that at a party at which the ladies were shortly to meet, Madame de S. should personally apologise to Madame de M,, which was dono, and honour was declared to be satisfied. E ADV ERTYSEMENT.I—Source of Strength.—No deep philosophy is wanted to prove that health and vigour depend upon the purity of the blood ; yet how few act upon this truth compared with the many who neglect them selves, and lay the foundations of the most formidable com plaints, when a few doses of those Pills would give them constant comfort and future health. Holloway's is no palliative treatment, but the most sear c hi ng an d funda mental means of redressing all wrongs in the stomach, liver, kidneys, and throughout the circulatory and n ervous system. Holloway'!' Pills are most a d m i ra bl y a d ap t e d f or a family medicine, since the most youthful, delicate, and susceptible may fearlessly take them when [tam violent measures would be highly dangerous, Prepared solely by John Kaye, Esq., of Prospect Hall, Woodford, Essex. Sold by all chemists and other dealers in patent medicines, at Is 14d, 2s 9d, and 4s 6d. Wholesale Depot, 22, Bread-street, London. THE SUN, LONDON, THUR:-DAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1864. liINAHAN'S LL WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. This celebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest FRENCH BRANDY, It h Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Sold in Bottles, 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by the Agents in the principal towns in England; or wholesale at 8, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. Observe the Red Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded "Kinahan's LL Whisky." T" PERSONS SEEKING LANDED ES..ATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER PIES GENERALLY- To BE GAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. OWNERS OF PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register affords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London, as the Messrs. Lumley can in most cases introduce immediate customers, where the property is of nn eligible character, thereby avoid ing, the disadvantages of delay and its attendant incon veniences. HERE IS NO CHARGE incurred, unless a tenant or pur• enaser is introduced throueh Messrs. Lumley's Agency, and then only the usual moderate commission. Auction and Land Offices, 67, Chancery-lane, London. MERCANTILE AND EXCHANUE BANK (Limited). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on and after the 28th instant, the principal LONIAON OFFICE of the Company will be at their Banking Nouse, No. 4. Lombard-street, where all Bills domici!ed with the Bank will be payable. R. H. WILLIAMS, Manager in London. MERCANTILE AND EXCHANGE BANK (Limited). SUB-BRANCH, 41, MINCING-LANE. NOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN, that on and after the 25th instant Bisines, will be continued at above address as a Sub- Branch. R. 11. WILLIAMS, Manager in London. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS. PAYABLE IN LONDON. 80,0°0 dollars (£180,000) New York Division—Due in 1831. 1,00,0,0 dollars (£2 5,0)0) Pennsylvania Division—Due in ISB2. Secured by a Registered 3.10rt1.T age, cons'ituting a lien on the income and all corporate rights, privileges, lands, fran chises, plant and property of the Pennsylvania and New York divisions of the Railway. The Bonds are redeemable in New York or in London at 45. 6d. per dollar, and are transferable vithout stamp or en dorsement; 4 per cent. of the gross amount will be drawn yearly in July, commencing in 1865, to be paid off at par in London ; Interest Coupons are attached to the Bonds, pay able semi-annually, at the Consolidated rank in London, at the fixed rate of 4s. to the dollar. The Bonds will be issued at 70. viz.:— Bonds 01100 dole. at £l5 155., with interest from Aprllo,lB6l. ~ 600 £78155., f If 1,0,30 „ £ll7 r os . If These Coupons represent If 11 £l4 per annum on each bond of 1,000 dollars (£225), or nearly 9 per cent. on price of issue. TO THE BONDHOLDERS OF TUE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. When the First Mortgage Bonds of the Pennsylvania Sec tion of this Railway were issued, it was uncertain whether the Company would proceed immediately with the construc tion of the road beyond Akron (in which case arrangements would have been made with other C ompsnies for the com pleting link from thence to Dayton), or at once push forward the whole line, and so keep the command of i he traffic. The business of the ; ortion of the road between Salamanca and Akron, and of the branches, developed so rapidly, being only limited by the supply of Rolling Stock, 1 hat the Direc tors decAlei to open the Railway throughout its whole ex tent with all possible despatch. This policy, under their able engineer. Mr. Kennard, has been so energetically carried out that the line is now in operation as far as Ga ion, and will be ready for traffic to Dayton by the Ist of May. It has therefore become desirable to offer the Second Mortgage Bonds some months earlier than was contemplated when toe last issue of Bonds was made. In order, however, that the original subscribers to, or the present holders of, the First Mortgage Bond may in no way be prejudiced by thi issue of the Second Mortgage, it is pro posed to give to existing holders the privilege of subscribing for these Bonds, at the rate of one Bond for every two now held, at a concession in price equal to a liberal Bonus. In May the whole system of this Railway will be in opera tion, consisting of— The Main Line from Salamanca to Dayton 385 miles The Branch to Cl eve' and The Franklin Branch and the Oil Creek Railway ... 55 In all about 506 miies—of which 302 have been successfully worked during the winter. On the Ist of May it is intended to run Express Trains through from New York, via the Erie, Atlantic and Great Western, Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton, and Ohio and Miss ssippi Railways, to St. Louis -I,2oPmiles, in 40 hours, without break of gauge or change of carriages. The incom? of the por ion of the line opened has reached £3O per mi e per week within cne year of the opening of the through route tho receipts will be £6O per mile per week— which will give s dividend on the shares exceeding 25 I er cent„ after providing for all expenditure and the interest on the whole L. sue of Bonds Dividends from 15 to 25 per cent. are not unusual on well constructed and properly administered American Railways ; from the numerous elements of prosperity held by the At lantic and Great Western, it is believed that the mileage re ce pts will shortly equal those cf the London and North- Western and other leading Eng ish Railways, whose cost of construction hcs been four-fold greater. The Atlantic and Great Western has almost a monopoly of the Petroleum traffic, and passes over the most extensive bituminous coal fields in the world, for which an unlimited market is about being opened in Canada ; and for its traffic in rricultursl products a ,ealing American authority says that when some contemplated extensions are made, "1;',00 eight wheeled freight cars and 500 locomotives K ill not suffice." The Bonds and Shares authorised to be issued over the main line and extensions are : £15710 0 Subscribers have the option of paying the Cnsta'ments in advan. e, and will be allowed a discount of 6 per cent. per an num on such pre-payments. After allotment Scrip Certill ates will be isstrel to "hearer." These Certificates will be exchanged for Bonds to " be::rer" on payment of the final Instalment, The early completion of the works of this great Railway justifies the Company in making this additional issue of Bonds, following the financial policy adopted at the outset, of issuing securities to the public only after the actual pro gress of the Railway ha , secured the necessary income for providing the interest. There will remain only the Second Mortgage of the Ohio division, to be disposed of hereafter, when the total of the Bonded Debt will be only £6,000 per mile. — Ferns of appreation may be obtained of the Bankers ; or at tre Offices of the Company, No. 2, Old Broad street, London, L.C. Offices of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company, 2, Old Broad-street, London, B.C. March 23, 1861. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. FORM OF APPLICATION. To be forwarded to the Offices of the Company, No. 2, Ohl Broad-street, Londo3, E.C., after payment of the prelimi nary deposit to the Bankers. No. To the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. Sir,—liaving paid to the Consolidated Bank (Limited) the sum. of £ , I hereby request that you will allot me dollars Second Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, and I hereby agree to accept such B nds on the terms stated in your Circular, dated 23d instant.—l am, Sir, your obedient Servant, Signature .. Address in full Date NUMBERS AND DESCRIPTION OF BONDS NOW HELD. NOTICE. ASECOND EDITION of COURT AND SOCIETY, from ELIZABETH to ANNE, Edited, from the Papers at liimbolton, by the PUKE of MAN. CHESTER, in 2 vols., &ire., revised, with Portraits, will be ready March 2G. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THE ORIGINAL ROYAL BUCKINGHAM SAUCE, for Roast Meat, Hashes, Gravies, Stews, Steaks, Soups, Fish, Game, &e. l'repared only by the proprietors, Taos. BUCK and Co., 10, Bath-place, Dalston, London, N.E. it F THIS SHOULD MEET THE EYE of any one troubled with Wind in the Stomach, Indizestion, or Biliousness, take PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS. Thcir world-wide celebrity proves theta of sterling merit. Of all medicine vendors at is. lid. ind 2s. 9d. or free by poet for 14 or 33 stamps from Page D. Woodcock, Chemist Lincoln. BED .ROOM CANDLES. "pRICE'S CANDLES, which will not drop crease when carried."—Thin, very hard candles, sold in boxes 11. and 3s. each, are recommendel as the beat =tiers. " EXTRA. HARD 5.12 CHAMBER CANDLES," sold in boxes 2s. each. Thicker candles intended for those who will not burn thin. " SHERWOOD ECONOMIC BED LIGHTS," in packets of 36 candles for one shilling, intended for use where cheapness is a great object, will be found an improve ment on the ordinary candles, as they gutter less. Special candle ticks to fit thin candles, ls. and 2s. 6d. each; reducing sockets, making them fit any candlesticks, 2d. each. TOILET SOAPS. Sherwood Brown Windsor Soap, with a pleasant scent. Belmont Glycerine Soap, contains Price's Glycerine. Camphor and Glycerine Soap, for tender skins in winter. GLYCERINE. I SHERWOODOLE " Price 7 idiTeefTfie ; may be Cleans gloves and removes had from any Chemist, in grease and other stains. cansuled bottles, lettered Perfumed, in capsuled bot " Price's Patent," from 6d. ties, 6d. and ls. each. upwards. Impure Glycerine has been sold on the state ment that it is "equal to Prices." Retail through any Grocer. Wholesale by Price s Patent Candle Company (Limited), London. Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. Yesterday the War Department transport Marl• borough left the Ordnance Wharf, Chatham, with the main deck guns for the Irresistible, 68, 400- horse power, consisting of 24 32-pounders, each of 56 cwt. The Irresistible is being fitted for Coast guard service at Southampton Water, relieving the Dauntless. An official notice has been posted at Chatham dockyard gates that, by direction of the Admiralty, the whole . of the hired workmen and mechanics be longing to the establishment will be discharged on the 31st inst. and re-entered at the dockyard on the following day. This regulation, it appears, has been adopted by the Admiralty in order to prevent any question hereafter arising with respect to a claim for superannuation. The Bombay, 67, 2,782 tons, 400-horse power, has been commissioned at Chatham by Captain Colin A. Campbell (25th of March, 1863). She is to have a compliment of 655 officers and men, in cluding Royal Marines. The Bombay is intended for a flagship on the south-east coast of America. The following is the number of hired mechanics, artisans, and labourers at Chatham dockyard for whom provision has been made in the Estimates for 1864-65 :—Shipwrights, 5 70; sawyers, 80 ; joiners, 60; painters, 30 ; other trades, 1,584-- total, 2,254. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander William Dawson, to the Formidable, for service in the Achilles; Lieut. W. H. M. Molyneux, to the Research ; Lieut. H. A. Monteath, to the Defence ; James G. G. Sim monde, paymaster, to the Blenheim; William G. Parmeter, paymaster, additional, to the Majestic; Edwin Jam paymaster, to the Cossack; Thomas Brindley, enginee r , t o t h e Fi agar d , for t h e T o rt o i se; Horace H. Small, of the Phaeton, promoted to act ing first-class assist.-engineer, and John Bolas, as sist.-engineer, to the Research. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., RA T H L Y N N By the Author of "The Saxon in Ireland," .to. "A well-invented and well-written Irish story."— Examiner. " A novel of deep interest."--Messenger. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols., J A C 0 B. By the Author of "John and I." " There is much freshness and originality of conception about this book. Fraulein Fink, with her school and her literary tattle, the chaplain and his family, the grave pro fessors, arid the thousand and one little touches which make up the picture of every-day, easy, genial life in Germany, have much of the picturesque force and vivid reality of • Vilette.' "—Saturday Review. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street.